noun
barrelhouse
Barrelhouse (noun) means a cheap, rowdy bar where drinking often gets out of hand.
noun
1
A cheap, rowdy bar where drinking often gets out of hand.
2
A loud, rhythmic style of blues piano music, suited to noisy bars.
"A barrelhouse blues was being shouted over the stamping of feet on a wooden floor. Miss Grace, the good-time woman, had her usual Saturday-night customers."
— Maya Angelou (1969)
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Etymology
From barrel + house. Originally used to refer specifically to a bar that served whiskey directly from the barrel.
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What is the meaning of barrelhouse?
"barrelhouse" (noun) means a cheap, rowdy bar where drinking often gets out of hand.
What is another word for barrelhouse?
Other words for "barrelhouse" include juke.
What are the different meanings of barrelhouse?
"barrelhouse" has 2 main meanings: 1. A cheap, rowdy bar where drinking often gets out of hand; 2. A loud, rhythmic style of blues piano music, suited to noisy bars.
